tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post7341511277085358019..comments2024-03-28T08:40:52.180-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Year of the Dog: Henry ChangTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2571146028325512282016-02-12T16:55:49.842-08:002016-02-12T16:55:49.842-08:00Jack Yu is definitely a mix of East/West cultures ...Jack Yu is definitely a mix of East/West cultures and values, Mathew. Definitely worth a try.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88421235045943282662016-02-12T12:56:55.105-08:002016-02-12T12:56:55.105-08:00I like this idea a lot, Tracy. My impression is Ja...I like this idea a lot, Tracy. My impression is Jack Yu might be considered a modern equivalent of Charlie Chan--the mix of East/West cultures in a police procedural set against an exotic tableau. I shall give it a try. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-73740660774030788372016-02-10T22:06:52.898-08:002016-02-10T22:06:52.898-08:00Prashant, the Henry Chang books I have read so far...Prashant, the Henry Chang books I have read so far have been enlightening and I find New York Chinatown interesting. The stories in this series are grittier than in the S. J. Rozan series, and I like both.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57732127232665384512016-02-10T04:29:39.468-08:002016-02-10T04:29:39.468-08:00Tracy, I don't think I have read about a Chine...Tracy, I don't think I have read about a Chinese protagonist in an American police department though I have read about the Chinese mafia in San Francisco. Thanks for the introduction to a new author and his work.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26511316471253504402016-02-09T19:53:39.422-08:002016-02-09T19:53:39.422-08:00Moira, I can understand that, and that is the way ...Moira, I can understand that, and that is the way I approach a lot of books nowadays. The first book in the series is more plot driven, but I would say I enjoyed them about the same.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7626758093546519682016-02-09T15:24:38.598-08:002016-02-09T15:24:38.598-08:00About half the things you said about this book pul...About half the things you said about this book pulled me in, and the other half pushed me away! Eg I'd rather have a driving plot than small incidents, but the setting sounds intriguing. If it turns up I will read it, but I won't seek it out...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48586003102566544262016-02-09T12:43:26.889-08:002016-02-09T12:43:26.889-08:00I did like it a lot, Sergio. It wasn't until I...I did like it a lot, Sergio. It wasn't until I got to the end that I realized that there was no overarching case and solution. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4996062961823656112016-02-09T12:41:39.319-08:002016-02-09T12:41:39.319-08:00Writer and producer on Justified, how cool. Now we...Writer and producer on Justified, how cool. Now we just have to continue watching the series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8773062421427759512016-02-09T11:09:48.407-08:002016-02-09T11:09:48.407-08:00Glen, I think I noticed that when I last watched t...Glen, I think I noticed that when I last watched the show, but kind of forgot it!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70416697959135874082016-02-09T10:39:15.497-08:002016-02-09T10:39:15.497-08:00Tracy, Leonard Chang it turns out was also a write...Tracy, Leonard Chang it turns out was also a writer and producer on the TV show "Justified".gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20698566206600555072016-02-09T00:34:02.204-08:002016-02-09T00:34:02.204-08:00Thanks Tracy - I quite like the idea of a book mad...Thanks Tracy - I quite like the idea of a book made up of lots of small incidents rather than a big investigation - will definitely try the series!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-84234680671968748712016-02-08T12:38:42.030-08:002016-02-08T12:38:42.030-08:00It definitely had a unique structure, Col, and it ...It definitely had a unique structure, Col, and it is gritty enough for you, for sure. I am looking forward to trying Ed Lin too. I am not familiar with Leonard Chang. I will look out for his books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54624751999093987442016-02-08T12:34:32.970-08:002016-02-08T12:34:32.970-08:00This would be a great series to spotlight, Margot....This would be a great series to spotlight, Margot.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57663588364101145832016-02-08T12:33:54.364-08:002016-02-08T12:33:54.364-08:00Patti, I did read SUMMER OF THE BIG BACCHI and pla...Patti, I did read SUMMER OF THE BIG BACCHI and plan to read more books in the series. I think I have them all.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-53454094195425619142016-02-08T11:04:02.580-08:002016-02-08T11:04:02.580-08:00Tracy, I'm glad you liked it, I have Henry Cha...Tracy, I'm glad you liked it, I have Henry Chang and Ed lin on the pile. Have you ever tried author Leonard Chang? There's a Korean-American slant to a lot of his work, I've read his first.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44255967420020398242016-02-08T08:13:29.293-08:002016-02-08T08:13:29.293-08:00Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed this one, Tracy. I...Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed this one, Tracy. I think the Yu series is a good one. In fact, I really need to put it in the spotlight at some point...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-72754478755748327702016-02-08T07:14:51.636-08:002016-02-08T07:14:51.636-08:00This sounds great. I have been reading THE SUMMER ...This sounds great. I have been reading THE SUMMER OF THE BIG BACCHI (Hirahara) which takes places in the Japanese community in LA.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-33996354082278909432016-02-07T22:02:34.206-08:002016-02-07T22:02:34.206-08:00I hope you find one of them, Bill. I am looking fo...I hope you find one of them, Bill. I am looking forward to reading the third one.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41801636524732617052016-02-07T20:25:17.793-08:002016-02-07T20:25:17.793-08:00TracyK: Yu sounds like an interesting character. I...TracyK: Yu sounds like an interesting character. I will keep him in mind as I look through bookstores.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.com